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Earlier this week, and thanks only to alternative media, we learned that Dr. Vanessa Tyson, a professor of politics at Scripps College in Claremont, California, told the Washington Post in late 2017 that Fairfax, a Democrat, forced her to perform oral sex on him in a hotel room during the 2004 Democrat National Convention.

First, a quick reminder that even before Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, things around Washington, D.C., were already pretty weird. President Trump was originally scheduled to deliver his annual address to Congress on Jan. 29. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rescinded her offer on that date because, she said, she couldn’t protect everyone’s safety amid the partial government shutdown. At first, the White House appeared to consider sending Trump to deliver the speech anyway, even if he met a locked door.

Renée Graham There’s always a white person wearing blackface who will use ignorance as a defense.

Renée Graham There’s always a white person wearing blackface who will use ignorance as a defense.

Renée Graham There’s always a white person wearing blackface who will use ignorance as a defense.

Renée Graham There’s always a white person wearing blackface who will use ignorance as a defense.

MORE on Tuesday delivered his second State of the Union address, this time in an era of newly divided government. The roughly 80-minute speech was punctuated with both calls for unity and jabs at the opposing party, as well as some emotional asides featuring guests of the White House and the formidable freshmen class of Democrats. Here are seven noteworthy moments from Trump's 2019 State of the Union: Democratic women have their moment In a speech that prompted numerous glares and groans from Democratic lawmakers, the president sparked an unexpected m

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MORE delivered his second State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday evening — his first such speech since Democrats took control of the House of Representatives. What were the main takeaways? Trump lashed out at investigations The White House had previewed Trump’s speech as an attempt to reach across the aisle and encourage “comity” — a term that senior counselor MORE literally spelled out to reporters on Monday. But there was no evidence of that in the most striking moment of the night — a strong jab by the president

It was an end-zone dance right in front of Donald Trump’s face. The president’s State of the Union address Tuesday night — his first under a newly divided government — offered Trump an enormous platform to pitch his agenda heading into the new year. But it was an impromptu moment between the president and the historic group of Democratic women wearing white that captured the night, shooting like a rocket across social media and encapsulating the new political reality in Washington.   Democrats cheered, high-fived and raised the roof after Trump paid tribute to the gains women have made in the